Company Expects to Sign $2.5 Billion Contract for Apache and Chinook Helicopters by September

FARNBOROUGH, England—The fate of a $2.5 billion contract for U.S. military helicopters will provide an early signal of the new Indian government's commitment to opening markets to foreign companies, according to Boeing Co. officials.

Shep Hill, Boeing's top international and business development official, said the company's pending contract for...